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Betrivent · 08-21-2009, 07:16 PM

It seems most of the "comments" are from people in the states down there. I guess in their excessiveness lifestyle they don't undersatnd why it's environmental or necessary to have a tiny fuel efficient vehicle when they can idle in their V8 sitting in the drive through for McDees.

I live in Vancouver, and I am not by FAR the only Yaris owner.

JumpmanYaris · 08-21-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by enviri

lol i usually get shit for my car. "yaris? wtf is that? oh that little pos? can that even go 50mph?" This is from people in my area. or, "what's the mileage" and "why?"... must be cause im living in the suburbs of lower CT. :(

I dont get much love for my car, but i enjoy that its unique and every yaris around where im at is a sedan :)

LOL do u always wash it got to keep it shining!!

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Originally Posted by AznGouki

Being 6' 2" I often get comments like "Saw you getting out of an interesting car" or "I can't believe you fit in that".

So I am 6 foot 1 and as soon as i get out the car "OoOoOo What car is that?" "I bet it gives you good gas milage".

Yaris Hilton · 08-21-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by xtremesniper

When I drop the back seats flat and flip up the panels that cover the gaping hole between the "trunk" and the seats, I suddenly have more storage room than most SUVs, and certainly all sedans. haha.

But you've lost your rear seats, and have an unsafe condition with heavy stuff right behind you where it'll kill you if you hit something. (As I also do if I fold down the seats for long stuff.) I've got more trunk capacity than the big old Volvo I traded for the Yaris, and can carry several LONG old infantry rifles and my big Tupperware container of range stuff along with 3 adult passengers. If I've got a guitar and amp or rifles on board, they're out of sight of prying eyes. Stuff left in a hatchback is tempting to thieves. That trunk will hold anything that can be put in or on a grocery cart, and mine often has.

I like the hatchbacks' looks a lot, and actually wanted one, but after comparing them side by side I went with the sedan and have never regretted it. They're both great cars.

Altitude · 08-21-2009, 09:33 PM

Yes, I've gotten all positive comments and even had people just walking around it and checking it out. The latest happened while at a drive thru picking up some lunch. I opened the glove box in front of the steering wheel to get some change from the holder when the girl at the window said "Wow, got your secret stash there, I want to drive your car just for that!" It was a little odd I suppose, but as we all know the Yaris has got mojo.

SilverBack · 08-21-2009, 09:58 PM

I get mixed reactions. Usually the stuck-up and/or ignorant crowd will scoff and give dirty looks, then drive-off in their SUVs back to the gas station... The sensible crowd will usually joke just a little at first, but then follow it up with some really good questions. The most common ones being about MPG and interior space (I'm 6'1")

talnlnky · 08-21-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

But you've lost your rear seats, and have an unsafe condition with heavy stuff right behind you where it'll kill you if you hit something.

That is a very exaggerated claim on an already very general presumption.

just because you have stuff in the back doesn't mean it'll hit you if you hit something. it really depends on moment, friction, crumple zones, and size/shape/placement of the object.

Also.. the chance that an object would hit you in the head with enough force to kill you is very small.... there SHOULD be a properly placed headrest in the way.

I wouldn't advise mobbing around town doing lots of passing on two lane roads with a bowling ball or two in the back... but really... most of the stuff that people carry around in their cars aren't dense enough to cause death even if it did hit somebody in the head.

Also... Who uses the rear seats? unless you have kids under age 10, or the people up front are under 5'5" they are completely worthless. Sedan has nothing on the LB when it comes to cargo... I'd LOVE to see somebody try to fit a 58" long 33" tall, 23" deep Peer 1 desk in their sedan, or a Bail of hay.

rihdrkc · 08-21-2009, 10:44 PM

A freind of mine asked if it came in men's size

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He happens to drive a full size Dodge pickup, I told him that I did not need to compensate for any inadequacies like he does

TEHxFALLEN V1.2 · 08-21-2009, 10:44 PM

I get compliments all the time.. Sometimes not the kind of attention that I want though.

I had an elderly man ask me if my car was a hybrid at Ralph's parking lot.

At work, my coworkers thought it would be funny to put a bra on my rear windshield wiper and watch me drive home with it on.. Hilarity ensued as I drove down the street minding my own business when some dude in a truck whistled at me. Next thing you know, some girls in a white sedan pull up next to me saying that they wanted to suck my cock. Oh boy..

Then just yesterday, I received a compliment from another female, who was taking her time to inspect the front of my vehicle. She says, "Is this your car?" to which I say, "Why yes, it is." And she says, "I like it."

Our cars get all the attention lol.

Gideon · 08-21-2009, 10:49 PM

Just the other day I had an older couple in a Buick honk at me at a light to get my attention and asked how I like the car, how much I paid for it, etc.

"Sure is cute as a button!" the older gentleman said right before the light changed.

Yaris Hilton · 08-21-2009, 11:40 PM

I pretty often use the rear seats. They work for adults just fine. I'm 6'3" and probably close to 260 lbs, and I've ridden back there myself. And knew a guy who got killed in a low speed head-on on a slick road on a college campus in winter, when a cinder block he'd put in the back of his hatchback for traction flew forward and hit him in the back of the head. I'm not exaggerating a thing.

talnlnky · 08-22-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

I pretty often use the rear seats. They work for adults just fine. I'm 6'3" and probably close to 260 lbs, and I've ridden back there myself. And knew a guy who got killed in a low speed head-on on a slick road on a college campus in winter, when a cinder block he'd put in the back of his hatchback for traction flew forward and hit him in the back of the head. I'm not exaggerating a thing.

exactly.... head on... cinder block... that's basically worst case scenario. The closest thing to a cinder block that most people would carry in their car's would be canned foods (groceries).... and that's what the cargo net is for.

Yaris Hilton · 08-22-2009, 10:28 PM

Yep. I've carried lots of stuff in hatchbacks (which are mostly what I've driven over the years), and am stuffing a minivan right now. Just be aware of possible hazards and try to be careful. I'm not dissing your hatchback, either, I think they're cute little cars. And I love my sedan!

silver_echo · 08-23-2009, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by talnlnky

you will get that kind of reaction from people in the country, and conservative areas a lot more than you will in cities or liberal areas... at least that's my experience. People in Seattle, WA and Portland and Eugene, OR don't even seem to see my car....people in Spokane, WA and Northern Idaho however would comment all the time.

I think if people understood that I got 45mpg I'd get more reactions.

next time you are in the spokane area, hit me up, and then i can put a face to the name...

DevilGirl · 08-23-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

I pretty often use the rear seats. They work for adults just fine. I'm 6'3" and probably close to 260 lbs, and I've ridden back there myself. And knew a guy who got killed in a low speed head-on on a slick road on a college campus in winter, when a cinder block he'd put in the back of his hatchback for traction flew forward and hit him in the back of the head. I'm not exaggerating a thing.

If he was being smart he would have either:

a) had the back seats up, with the cinder block behind the rear seats, therefore would not have flown forward...

b) rear seats up or down, had the cinder block properly tied down so that it wouldn't move...

I guess I'm used to what my parents have always done with their truck (now an 03 Taco). They put cinder blocks in the bed, between the tailgate and the wheel wells. They also place pieces of wood that are long enough to go across the bed to prevent the blocks from sliding forward past the wheel wells. They also then place straps across the top of the blocks to prevent them from flying upward.

1 word, "precaution"

detroiter · 08-23-2009, 10:11 AM

^

If he was smart, he would have used a 50lb bag of sand or rock salt. At least that's how we do it here in Michigan 99% of the time. Absolute worst case scenario is the bag breaks in your car instead of breaking your body.

MadMax · 08-23-2009, 01:03 PM

I get lots of compliments on my Yaris, which is strange considering around here the F-150 is king. The one thing I have noticed is that it appeals more towards women than men, and most of latter have stated something along the lines of "that'd be a great car for my daughter/wife"...

I find the hatch very versatile, and in my opinion it is the nicer of the two models. I did have a sedan as a rental before I got my hatch, which solidified my desire to buy one. It was a great car as well but the hatch just suits my lifestyle better. And the fact that I get 37 MPG in an auto with bigger tires and wheels on it is simply amazing! What a great car!

Cheers! M2

kac · 08-23-2009, 01:14 PM

Got stopped in Target parking lot by a lady who wanted to talk about how she had no idea my car was a Toyota, but that she liked it...

Not to mention all the people stopping to look at our cars and check 'em out when we were parked in the parking lot at the Air Force museum in Dayton, OH....

xtremesniper · 08-24-2009, 03:50 PM

Haha yeah definitely seems like all the Americans are getting the odd and curious attention. Nobody here gives it a second look most of the time, because if they're waiting for a bus then they've seen the same car pass at least 10 times before they see mine.

08-21-2009, 09:58 PM	#41
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	I get mixed reactions. Usually the stuck-up and/or ignorant crowd will scoff and give dirty looks, then drive-off in their SUVs back to the gas station... The sensible crowd will usually joke just a little at first, but then follow it up with some really good questions. The most common ones being about MPG and interior space (I'm 6'1") __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

08-21-2009, 10:44 PM	#44
TEHxFALLEN V1.2 Banned View User's Garage Drives: '08 Lexus IS-F Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 1,890	I get compliments all the time.. Sometimes not the kind of attention that I want though. I had an elderly man ask me if my car was a hybrid at Ralph's parking lot. At work, my coworkers thought it would be funny to put a bra on my rear windshield wiper and watch me drive home with it on.. Hilarity ensued as I drove down the street minding my own business when some dude in a truck whistled at me. Next thing you know, some girls in a white sedan pull up next to me saying that they wanted to suck my cock. Oh boy.. Then just yesterday, I received a compliment from another female, who was taking her time to inspect the front of my vehicle. She says, "Is this your car?" to which I say, "Why yes, it is." And she says, "I like it." Our cars get all the attention lol. __________________ DON'T LIKE ME? TAKE A SEAT WITH THE REST OF THE BITCHES WHO ARE WAITING FOR ME TO GIVE A FUCK. Sponsored by: Micro Image http://microimageonline.com

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08-21-2009, 07:16 PM	#37
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	It seems most of the "comments" are from people in the states down there. I guess in their excessiveness lifestyle they don't undersatnd why it's environmental or necessary to have a tiny fuel efficient vehicle when they can idle in their V8 sitting in the drive through for McDees. I live in Vancouver, and I am not by FAR the only Yaris owner.

08-21-2009, 09:33 PM	#40
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Yes, I've gotten all positive comments and even had people just walking around it and checking it out. The latest happened while at a drive thru picking up some lunch. I opened the glove box in front of the steering wheel to get some change from the holder when the girl at the window said "Wow, got your secret stash there, I want to drive your car just for that!" It was a little odd I suppose, but as we all know the Yaris has got mojo.

08-21-2009, 10:44 PM	#43
rihdrkc Blazing Blue Yaris View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 door Liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: RI Posts: 185	A freind of mine asked if it came in men's size . He happens to drive a full size Dodge pickup, I told him that I did not need to compensate for any inadequacies like he does

08-21-2009, 10:49 PM	#45
Gideon ★weeaboo★ View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Bayou LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 661	Just the other day I had an older couple in a Buick honk at me at a light to get my attention and asked how I like the car, how much I paid for it, etc. "Sure is cute as a button!" the older gentleman said right before the light changed.

08-21-2009, 11:40 PM	#46
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	I pretty often use the rear seats. They work for adults just fine. I'm 6'3" and probably close to 260 lbs, and I've ridden back there myself. And knew a guy who got killed in a low speed head-on on a slick road on a college campus in winter, when a cinder block he'd put in the back of his hatchback for traction flew forward and hit him in the back of the head. I'm not exaggerating a thing.

08-22-2009, 10:28 PM	#48
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Yep. I've carried lots of stuff in hatchbacks (which are mostly what I've driven over the years), and am stuffing a minivan right now. Just be aware of possible hazards and try to be careful. I'm not dissing your hatchback, either, I think they're cute little cars. And I love my sedan!

08-23-2009, 10:11 AM	#51
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	^ If he was smart, he would have used a 50lb bag of sand or rock salt. At least that's how we do it here in Michigan 99% of the time. Absolute worst case scenario is the bag breaks in your car instead of breaking your body.

08-23-2009, 01:03 PM	#52
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	I get lots of compliments on my Yaris, which is strange considering around here the F-150 is king. The one thing I have noticed is that it appeals more towards women than men, and most of latter have stated something along the lines of "that'd be a great car for my daughter/wife"... I find the hatch very versatile, and in my opinion it is the nicer of the two models. I did have a sedan as a rental before I got my hatch, which solidified my desire to buy one. It was a great car as well but the hatch just suits my lifestyle better. And the fact that I get 37 MPG in an auto with bigger tires and wheels on it is simply amazing! What a great car! Cheers! M2

08-24-2009, 03:50 PM	#54
xtremesniper Drives: 2009 Yaris HB RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 74	Haha yeah definitely seems like all the Americans are getting the odd and curious attention. Nobody here gives it a second look most of the time, because if they're waiting for a bus then they've seen the same car pass at least 10 times before they see mine.